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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
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The Environment Agency today said that reusable nappies were no more eco-friendly than disposables. Both types of nappies impacted equally on the environment, with washables using energy from washing machines and dryers. While disposable nappies create a massive 400,000 tonnes of waste each year in the UK, most of which is dumped on landfill sites,… Read more »
Consumers will be able to take disputes over credit agreements to an independent ombudsman rather than engage in expensive and lengthy court battles, under new Government plans. The Consumer Credit Bill, which is being introduced into Parliament today, is part of the Government’s drive to ensure consumers do not get saddled with unmanageable debt. The… Read more »
